Chem. [f. TELLUR- + -ATE1 1 c.] A salt of telluric acid.
1826. Henry, Chem., II. 112. It not only unites as a base with acids, but also itself possesses the character of an acid, and forms a class of salts, which may be called tellurates.
1868. Watts, Dict. Chem., V. 716. Tellurates.—Telluric acid forms with the alkali-metals, neutral, acid, and hyperacid salts, represented by the formulæ, M2TeO4, MHTeO4, and MHTeO4.H2TeO4, respectively.
